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不可触賎民 (ふかしょくせんみん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

不ふ可か触しょく賎せん民みん

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Meanings

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noun

untouchable (Indian caste system)

Refers specifically to the historical 'untouchable' caste in India. The term is a direct translation of the English 'untouchable' and is used in discussions of the Indian caste system. It is not a native Japanese social category.

See also: 不可触民

インドのカースト制せい度どでは、不ふ可か触しょく賎せん民みんは最もっとも低ひくい身み分ぶんとされていた。
In India's caste system, the untouchables were considered the lowest status.

Written forms

不ふ可か触しょく賎せん民みん
Standard kanji spelling for this term.
不ふ可か触しょく賤せん民みん
Variant spelling using 賤 instead of 賎; both are used.

Kanji

不negative, non-, bad
可can, passable, approval
触contact, touch, feel
賎despise, low-life, poverty
民people, nation, subjects
賤despise, low-life, poverty

Similar words

不ふ可か触しょく民みん
A shorter synonym also meaning 'untouchable' in the Indian caste context. 不可触賎民 is more explicit with the character 賎 (lowly/base).

Etymology

A Japanese calque of the English term 'untouchable', formed from 不可触 (untouchable) + 賎民 (lowly people). Used specifically for the Indian caste context.